Simon Quotations

I'm not a culture snob. So while, of course, I think the Mozart 'Requiem' or, say, Beethoven's 'Ninth' are some of the greatest works of art in the history of humankind, that's not to say the Beatles or Queen or Simon and Garfunkel aren't brilliant, beautiful, important works of art that should be sung without a sense of irony.

Simon Cowell seems like a very nice guy, but I think he's a secondhand Mickie Most to be honest.

I remember Simon O'Donnell being struck with cancer during Australia's 1987 World Cup campaign. I know very well what it is like to have a teammate who has been struck with a potentially fatal disease. He fought through: managed to get himself back to 100% fitness and back to playing again.

For what the horse does under compulsion, as Simon also observes, is done without understanding; and there is no beauty in it either, any more than if one should whip and spur a dancer.

I was just an animal lover. Everything that the Sam Simon Foundation does is supposed to help dogs and people - that's our mission.

First of all there was a guy named Charles Nicholas, who used to do all of the inking that Jack and Simon didn't do. Simon used to do splashes and covers, but Charles Nicholas, after a while, did the inside of all of the stuff.

Simon Monjack had nothing to do with 'Factory Girl.' He filed a frivolous lawsuit against us... making bogus claims that we had stolen his script. He held us literally to hostage and we were forced to settle with him as he held our production over a barrel.

Alan Bennett is a starmaker; he's the Simon Cowell of the theatre world! He's a beautiful, beautiful man: completely humble and so accessible.

In everyday life, I'm pretty much T-shirt and jeans guy - a soft LnA shirt, cool APC jeans, Nikes or Jordans. If I'm going to an event I like to wear a suit, sometimes a three-piece. I'm into brands like Simon Spurr - I think he makes great suits - and Dior Homme.

I've followed Brenda Bowen as she's moved from Henry Holt to Scholastic to Simon and Schuster to Hyperion and to HarperCollins. I have complete confidence that Brenda always knows the right questions to ask. I'm not sure another editor would be able to do that.

I was incredibly determined - I wrote short stories, I wrote the beginnings of novels. I wrote a little children's book and sent it to the editor-in-chief of the children's division of Simon and Schuster and she asked me to write a little children's book for a series she was doing.

It's Messiaen's Turangalila Symphony I'm really looking forward to. Simon Rattle does it perfectly: he understands its primal rhythmic life force, and he and the wonderful Berliners make it a sheer riot of orchestral colour.

Clearly, Simon Baz brings such a different viewpoint to 'Green Lantern.' The very nature of the corps concept of overcoming fear, I felt Simon was a great character to explore, while getting a different viewpoint on things.

Carly Simon abandoned the stage for seven years after collapsing from nerves before a concert in Pittsburgh in 1981. When she resumed performing, she would sometimes ask members of her band to spank her before she went onstage, to distract her from her anxiety.

I swear, I didn't really go in thinking, 'I'll be the Simon Cowell' of 'Top Chef.' I was just used to being a judge on British food shows where people are much more outspoken and rather rude. That's the culture over here.

I am a big PETA supporter, and their East Coast headquarters is the Sam Simon building, and their West Coast headquarters is in the Bob Barker building.

By the time we went to Doctor Simon I think Barney had been totally disabled for at least six months.

Randy said I could call him for anything, Paula said that she loved me and said how much of a star I was. Simon was like, keep up the good work and I'll have nothing to worry about.

I was the first judge in the 'Indian Idol' format. The biggest risk when you adapt a format from a country in the West is how to make it your own, so I remember at the press conference for Indian 'X Factor,' the press would ask, 'Who is Simon Cowell?' And I said 'Why don't you ask Simon Cowell, 'Who is Sonu Nigam?'

In my own work, I don't have favorite characters, but I have characters that I relate to the most. And I relate the most to Simon from 'The Mortal Instruments,' and also Tessa from 'The Infernal Devices.' They're more sort of bookish and shy characters.

I'm a huge fan of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.

I taught myself to play the guitar by listening to Paul Simon records, working it out note by note. He is an incredibly intelligent musician. He's not someone who has a natural outpouring of melody like McCartney or Dylan, who are just terribly prolific with musical ideas.

My dad was a huge Bob Dylan fan, so we listened to his music, Cat Stevens, Simon & Garfunkel, and all that kind of stuff.

One of the disadvantages of poetry over popular music is that if you write a pop song, it naturally gets into people's heads as they listen in the car. You don't have to memorize a Paul Simon song; it's just in your head, and you can sing along. With a poem, you have to will yourself to memorize it.

I was pleased with Matt Salmon's effort -- he stepped in at 1 singles for Nick Sale, who was injured, and had a nice match, did his best. Drew Simon had a very good effort against Lafayette Jeff's strongest point, a senior. And 1 doubles were steady against a very good team.

We had a very good second half, when we took control of the game. Simon played well and it was a solid win on the road.

Letting Simon anywhere near the press where he can talk about me without me being able to defend myself is not something I would ever let happen unless I really had to! I am on the mend and so excited to be back with my incredible--but dysfunctional family--and everyone at Fox our best season of Idol yet.

Some might still think that Fidel Castro is guiding this revolution. We like Fidel very much but the ideological leader is Simon Bolivar,

On fellow judge Simon Cowell: ""Simon is very demonstrative, very old-school music biz. He calls me darling but he is definitely not gay.

On fellow judge Simon Cowell: "Simon is very demonstrative, very old-school music biz. He calls me darling but he is definitely not gay.

Of course, I also look forward to putting Simon in his place for years to come.

My dad is a huge folk music fan, so growing up, there were always records playing in my house. Carole King, James Taylor, Simon and Garfunkel, the Beatles - I grew up with this music, and I was aware of how special this music was to a lot of people.

My father, Simon Hoggart, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June 2010. By this point, it had spread to his spleen and metastasised in his lungs and so was pronounced terminal.

There are many actors I admire, but I always look at people who have done a variety of roles - people such as Simon Russell Beale or Ralph Fiennes.

Mr. Wiesenthal has been untiring in his service to the Jewish communities in the U.K. and elsewhere by helping to right at least some of the awful wrongs of the Holocaust, ... If there is one name which symbolizes this vital coming to terms with the past, it is Simon Wiesenthal's.

Simon and I go back and forth with each other, but it's in a different way.

Simon brings a wealth of experience and grit to our midfield. He has shown he can produce at this level and we are looking forward to his contributions both on and off the field. This is another piece of the puzzle as we build our team for 2004.

Simon can play a holding role. He can use both feet and he uses the ball very well. He's intelligent and sits in front of the back four in the centre of midfield. He's a tidy player.

Simon Cowell, I have met him at a couple of parties. But I don't know him at all, really, and this part is not based on him aside from the fact that I am a judge on a talent show that's massively popular and I am very cruel. There the resemblance stops. The part really is a creation of writer/director Paul Weitz and his warped vision of me.

Simon had originally conceived 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' as a TV show not as a movie.

Simon has been a very good player in this league for many years and we are thrilled to add him to our roster.

Simon has bowled really well in the series and I am sure England are going to miss him.

Simon has done a nice job for us as far as his attitude and work ethic. He had determination about making this team and he showed that early on. I think another thing that he has been able to do is make a role for himself on special teams.

Simon has given this club great service but he was ready for a new challenge and we wish him all the best.

Simon has his finger on the pulse of pop culture. This show will be a shot of adrenaline to the variety format with Simon's gift of discovering untapped talent, both great and uniquely not so great.

Simon has no control over this. Just because he has gotten tough judges from the boys, doesn't mean anything. Their opinion doesn't matter. The callers' does.

Simon is a class player and I feel for him but he has the character to come back from this and we wish him well in his recovery,

Simon is a player that needs games and this will benefit him.

Simon is continuing to make progress in his recovery from injury and we will give him as much time as he needs in order to prove his fitness.

Simon is cool. You know, it's different if you ever see him around his mom. He acts totally different.

Simon is in his second season with us, helping with the forwards, and Neil has been helping with his goal kicking expertise. But, with Dai away in Australia, Neil is now expanding his role with the backs and it is great to have in the environment - he is a legend and the boys love having him around.

Simon is really his savior, but he put himself at risk. He did something unethical for moral reasons. It's hard to imagine him doing that now. He's become a hollow man. He's a very compromised man and that's what makes him such a wonderful American character. Audiences respond strongly, especially the attorneys.

Simon Jones bowled exceptionally well in the first innings, so after losing him, the bowlers in the second innings deserve a lot of credit, ... They kept running in on a placid wicket that was really very slow. We had to use all our resources to whittle out those ten wickets and restrict them to a total where we only had to chase 130.

Simon sustained a low-grade groin injury. He'll have a diagnostic scan to find out the extent of his injury. Simon will undergo treatment and we'll review his situation ahead of Sunday's game in Sydney.

Simon told The Philadelphia Inquirer. ''I had a great five years, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

Simon was a lion of a man, a survivor and a conqueror, a hero in every sense of the word.

Simon was Simon. They told me I had a very commercial look.

Simon Wiesenthal acted to bring justice to those who had escaped justice. In doing so, he was the voice of 6 million.

Simon Wiesenthal and the institute he created played an absolutely vital role in showing the mechanisms of the Holocaust, pointing to those guilty of this genocide, ... I hope that this message will be universally accepted by politicians, societies and not just in the context of the Holocaust, but all crimes against human rights which take place in the modern world.

Simon Wiesenthal, like few others . . . personally felt the shadow of history in its brutality. Despite this, I was always touched by the fact that he was not bitter and fought for justice admirably.

Simon Wiesenthal, like few others ... personally felt the shadow of history in its brutality,

Simon Wiesenthal ... personally felt the shadow of history in its brutality. ... Despite this, I was always touched by the fact that he was not bitter and fought for justice admirably.

Simon Wiesenthal's passing saddens us all. He was a champion in the fight to bring to justice the 20th Century's worst criminals who had escaped justice.

Simon Wiesenthal was an individual who made sure we didn't forget the atrocities visited on us just because of who we are and he made sure the individuals responsible were brought to justice. For that, the Jewish community owes him a great deal of gratitude and respect.

Simon Wiesenthal was the conscience of the Holocaust.

Simon Wiesenthal will forever be rightly credited with ensuring justice was done for some of the worst crimes in history...He was tireless in his efforts and he gave the Jewish communities in the UK and around the world a lifetime of service, and future generations will forever be indebted to him. His important work will be continued by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, ensuring that his name and legacy are preserved. The name Simon Wiesenthal will forever be synonymous with justice and fostering tolerance and understanding.

Simon will undergo treatment and we'll review the situation ahead of Sunday's game (against Sri Lanka) in Sydney.

I would say it's been a learning process. We were somewhat inexperienced when we started the year. Simon Store was really the only guy back with a lot of experience, so I kind of felt there would be come growing pains and there have been.

James Anderson has big match experience with England and we feel that his inclusion in the squad will give the captain and coach another bowling option in the event of Simon Jones being unfit to play.

From 1983 to 2000, William Goren stole more than $30 million from investors on Long Island and in Queens. His favorite targets were widows and retired couples, like Helga and Simon Novack, Holocaust survivors who gave Mr. Goren their life savings.

I don't think Simon is in the right frame of mind to play this weekend so he is not in the squad for the game at Newcastle.

For me, we're taking something that's essentially trash and trying to make something beautiful with it. It's about taking the world's refuse and shaping it into musical patterns. At home, I listen to everything, from harsh noise that sounds like a jet crashing to Simon and Garfunkel, and we try to bridge that gap in our own way. We're definitely not an alienating band.

I don't know why my head wasn't in the right place at the beginning, ... I was a bit tentative and Simon started well which put a little bit of pressure on me. Getting up and down for par on the third and fourth was huge for me to keep me in the right mood and after that I started loosening up and made a few birdies.

Bryon Ritchie made a great screen and Chris Simon with the pass out to me put it right on my tape, luckily I got it through.

Chris Simon just sucker-punched somebody in the face!

Have you been watching American Idol? They have Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul judgin' the singin. Paula Abdul?! Gettin' Paula Abdul to judge a singin' contest is like gettin' Christopher Reeve to judge a dance contest!

There are no plans for Stewart Henderson to do anything but run the reserves. He will pick the team, but Clive Woodward and Simon Clifford will also be involved over the next few weeks.

He differs from the two Pauls in the sense that he is a nuts-and-bolts Senate insider ... in a way that Paul Douglas or Paul Simon never was.

That felt good and I am happy I did not drop any shots. Andrew (Buckle) and Simon (Dyson) are five ahead, but it should be an interesting final day.

Steve Howe met Paul Simon and said that Paul was very approving of our version of 'America.'

People like Simon Hughes are still burdened by the mores of the generation they grew up in.

Man, Jesse hit that ball hard. Scott Simon killed a ball to right center, and with the wind, it just went nowhere.

It is fantastic to be in a situation where you'll have to think twice about Simon Taylor.

(Judge) Simon Cowell said I was a nice guy with a nice voice, ... But he said I was not an American Idol.

I was just reading about Paul Simon in 'Uncut', and it was fascinating. I never think about him much or think about his music or anything, but it's interesting to hear his ideas on stuff.

I was working for Neil Simon on Broadway.

It is a personal thrill for me to play a role in giving the best young singers in America a shot at realizing their dreams. I'm also happy to be working with my good friend Simon Fuller for the foreseeable future and I look forward to continuing to be a part of the Fox network and the phenomenal success that is American Idol .

I think they share a great deal of characteristics, ... They both are products of Southern Illinois, they both started in state government and they both supported each other in their careers. I think the biggest difference is that Paul Simon never got tagged with the level of partisanship that Durbin has been tagged with since he took the leadership role. And that leadership role entails getting yourself into trouble occasionally.

I think the key to today's win really falls to Glen Simon . He kept us in the game until we could get our offense going. The two things that were really key for us were Glen pitching as well as he did and Jack getting that clutch hit.

I think that's the problem with our relationship with Simon -- is that he's extremely aware of how important he is to the success of the show,

It has been disappointing and is something I've spoken to him personally about. We need to address it because we can't afford to have Simon off the pitch for 10 minutes on a regular basis.

I think in the second half we started to play much better. We started switching the ball from one side to the other. We had some guys running to the ball. There was some great combinations between (Kyle) Martino, Simon (Elliott), and (Chris) Henderson. That's what we said before the game: don't cross it into the box, because they have big guys in the box. Just cross it in on the ground, and you never know what will happen. And basically, we were lucky to get that goal.

I think it's a great opportunity. Bristol is a school with a tremendous tradition. There are still a lot of people who still follow that tradition. I want to carry on what Sean Simon was doing and bring back the traditions.

You know honestly I think Simon prepared me for the critics. Simon really prepared me for a lot of things they are saying. It just rolls off my back.

The amount of time that Simon is going to be out will be to where he can tolerate being able to go ahead and skate and push off and get the strength back in that one leg. We're looking at no more than two weeks at that point." ()

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We needed Simon Jones's type of bowling which balances our bowling attack.

We punched it out pretty quick with a nice run. Give Simon Kenton credit though, they just kept chipping away at us.

Well, I wasn't smug with Sharon. But I was smug with Simon because I didn't think Steve had the X Factor. I'm not against him, I just think he was Mr Average.

The people interested in acquiring the rights believe that his book ('Golden Boy,' Simon & Schuster Inc.) would be the basis for a very solid screen play. Wouldn't you think of him as sort of the first leading man in professional sports? I mean, the women were crazy over Paul.